Convicted of "outrage of a state symbol."
It is reported that in August 2023, Khachaturov “deliberately tore the national flag from the building of one of the shopping centers in Bobruisk, breaking the flagpole, after which he held it in his hands and waved it above himself.”
Evgeniy fully admitted his guilt in the charges brought against him.
1.6 years of restriction of freedom with transfer to an open correctional facility.
Pro-government telegram channels reported that the man was detained at the end of July in Grodno, when he was returning from abroad to Belarus in the summer, and that he allegedly wrote about 1,000 comments in “extremist” channels and chats.
Vyacheslav is a resident of Minsk, married, and was fond of paintball. It is reported that the security forces were able to find Chernetsky because he signed his telegram account with his real name and surname.
According to the prosecution , Vyacheslav posted comments on the TG channel “Real Belarus”. As the examination established, “in the text of the comments there is a negative evaluative language unit that has a non-normative form of speech expression addressed to Lukashenko and the President of the Russian Federation.”
2 years of restriction of freedom with referral to an open institution.
In a confessional video on a pro-government channel, Alexander says that he was detained for sending a video of military equipment to a chat. At that time, he was allegedly scared, so he posted the video out of emotion. “In this chat there was a narrative that hostilities were about to begin between Belarus and Ukraine,” says the engineer.
The video shows screenshots from the chat. The explanation for the video with military equipment says that it is moving along the M1 highway towards Brest. It is unknown when this was filmed.
Alexander works as an energy engineer.
2.5 years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
According to the telegram channel “Vitebsk, I’m playing,” Sergei Zaitsev was charged with writing two comments about a government official, which the court considered offensive, in a telegram channel that was recognized as “extremist.” It is not reported who exactly was offended by the Vitebsk resident’s comments.
According to the prosecution, Zaitsev, while on the territory of the Russian Federation, posted a text containing a negative assessment of a government official on a Telegram channel that is recognized as “extremist.” The accused also left a similar insult to another government official in the Vitebsk region.
At the trial, Sergei admitted guilt, but noted that he did not know that the victims were government officials.
1.5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Seamstress. Convicted for publishing a picture of Lukashenko on Odnoklassniki. The court found that the woman “undermines the authority of state power.” It is known that Degteva was arrested before charges were filed, then kept under house arrest until the verdict came into force.
3.5 years of restriction of freedom with referral to a correctional facility
Former employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
Convicted in the Supreme Court on August 3, 2021 under Part 1 of Art. 356 of the Criminal Code (Treason to the State).
The Belarus-1 TV channel released a film in which it was alleged that Alexander was recruited by the Lithuanian state security department. That allegedly, on the instructions of foreign intelligence, Alexander collected and transmitted information about employees of the KGB and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, as well as information about the country’s banking system.
10 years of imprisonment in a colony under enhanced security conditions
unknown years of imprisonment in a colony under general regime conditions
The man called the district police and spoke in Lukashenko’s direction while talking to the officer on duty. It is known that at that moment he was intoxicated. Previously, he had already been tried for hooliganism and brought to administrative responsibility several times.
On February 29, 2024, the appeal was considered. The verdict came into force.
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1 year of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Detained for 2020 comments in telegram chats.
On December 22, 2023, an appeal court hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
Most likely the sentence involves imprisonment.
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On September 12, 2023, an appeal hearing was held. The verdict came into force.
In the summer of 2023, the court found Pavel guilty under Art. 293 part 3 of the Criminal Code (mass riots) for the fact that in August 2020 he published data on Telegram on how to make a “Molotov cocktail”. At that time, the guy had just finished school.
1 year 2 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Before his arrest, Denis Tereshko worked as a driver for a Lithuanian transport company.
According to the prosecution, Denis took part in a march through the streets of Grodno in August 2020. At the same time, he allegedly demonstrated his intention to disobey the lawful demands of police officers, interfered with the work of public and commercial institutions, as well as a mini-market, formed “couples” with others, was on the roadway, and blocked the roadway of Yanka Kupala Avenue.
Denis partially admitted his guilt, denying that he interfered with the operation of public transport.
He has a minor child.
1.5 years of restriction of freedom with direction.
Ukrainian, living in Belarus since 2013. In 2012-2013, Ivan served in the intelligence units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, BelTA claims. The investigation believes that in January of this year Likholat got in touch with the SBU, where he was instructed to blow up the railway tracks. He involved two Grodno residents who had professional mine-explosive skills for the task. Pukhalsky was detained when he took an explosive device from a cache in the Kobrin district and transported it to the Tolochin district. Likholat and Borodich were detained in Grodno.
The investigation believes that in January 2023, Ivan Likholat contacted the SBU, where he was instructed to blow up the railway tracks. He involved two Grodno residents who had professional mine-explosive skills for the task. One of them was Ivan Borodich.
Likholat and Borodich were detained in Grodno.
According to the prosecution , the man repeatedly posted comments in an open telegram group in 2020. They saw a “negative assessment of a group of people united by activity” - the Belarusian army, members of election commissions, including its chairman, the police and riot police.
Ignatovich also “deliberately posted text messages on Telegram with calls for group actions that grossly violated public order, persuaded and encouraged them to participate in group actions, namely to unite and gather people, take them out onto the streets, disrupt the normal work of organizations and enterprises, government bodies, as well as law enforcement agencies.”
2 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
He didn’t buy a ticket on the trolleybus while he was drunk and cursed the president with obscene words. The controller called the police and Sergei was detained.
2.6 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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